Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine

Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died.
A professional mine rescue company sent a large cage into the mine shaft near Stilfontein, about 140km (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, on Monday.

Al Jazeera’s Rylee Carlson reports.

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[Hassen]

Those miners are there out of their own will, nobody forced them there or even keeping them hostage there. As an SA taxpayer this is so frustrating 🫤🫤

[eastafrica]

The same South Africa, that accuse Israel for humanitarian abuses in reaching their objectives, are starving out a group of people underground which they deem to be criminal or illegal. What make your situation then legal South Africa?

[joemolaolwa]

They entered illegally and at their own risk, but now they blaming the state.

[gamelab]

They are not trapped and it’s illegal mines,

[davidopsina]

Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the government would smoke the miners out. This means using gas. Now we see they are being rescued rather than gassed. Why??

[Mgcinawise]

Let them stay there coz they make lots of money...

[mrsstrawberryluv]

Shame on all of them to leave human being for days in a mine 😕 😢if you can send a phone and supply you can get them out

[gratethayne]

Where are the Chinese to save their comrades?